Monthly Archives: August 2013

We are in the home stretch in the race to the September 23 compliance deadline. With only one month to go, whether you are a covered entity or a business associate, you should be nearly finished with your HIPAA compliance checklists. These checklists should look something like this: To Do Perform or update a risk… Continue Reading

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced last week that Affinity Health Plan, Inc. will settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules for more than $1.2 Million because it failed to wipe the hard drives when it returned leased photocopiers. This settlement is the most recent in a long… Continue Reading